Tag Archive | Adventure racing

While I have stopped entering adventure races, my sister is still actively involved in the sport so I was excited to travel the 600km (370 miles) to Crescent Head to support her team in the Geoquest (Half) 48 hour adventure race. While I was there, I added my name to the volunteer register to help […]

It was my sister’s fault. She was the one who suggested this madness. One day in August, as we were out riding in the bush, she suggested that we invite our adventure racing friends around to explore our part of the world. In no time, this turned into a decision to hold a proper adventure […]

Riding after the rain, a photo by andrewgillsag on Flickr. It bucketed down this morning. We’re not talking nice pretty grey skies with drizzle. No. We had heavy icy cold rain that made going outdoors an ugly thought. So, after taking my motorbike out to check out new road bikes at some local bike shops, […]

Bikes in bush, a photo by andrewgillsag on Flickr. With the air so thick that it was like breathing sea water, we set off to into the bush on our mountain bikes to hang flags for next weekend’s adventure race training day. It’s been raining heavily most nights so everything was lush and green; a […]

We haven’t raced together since May so it was exciting to head up to the Sunshine Coast for the 12 hour Dawn Attack adventure race. While the race was more multisport than adventure race (with about 40% of the bike/trek legs on roads, all be it gravel roads), it was a fun event that allowed […]

We finally got some rain to settle the dust, a photo by andrewgillsag on Flickr. We’ve created our topographic track maps. We have identified our transition areas. We know where we’re sending our friends to do their trekking and biking. We’ve decided on where we’re going to put the checkpoints. This morning we finally started […]

A swamp monster?, a photo by andrewgillsag on Flickr. I don’t know about you, but I just love swamps. They are so eerie and gross. Fortunately, here in Brisbane we don’t have crocodiles or alligators in our swamps; my feelings about these wet muddy locations might change if we did. This morning my sister and […]

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